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Sydney · Accidents

Accidents, 1948

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Linesman Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

ALFRED MIGLE (42), linesman, Waterloo St., Surry Hills, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when…

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Linesman Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

ALFRED MIGLE (42), linesman, Waterloo St., Surry Hills, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when…

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Linesman Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

ALFRED MIGLE (42), linesman, Waterloo St., Surry Hills, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when…

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Linesman Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

ALFRED MIGLE (42), linesman, Waterloo St., Surry Hills. suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when…

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Linesman Injured

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 2

ALFRED MIGLE (42), linesman, Waterloo St., Surry Hills, suffered a compound fracture of the left leg when…

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[?]CLlST Killed [?]Ck Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

[?] Monday.-- Smith (11), of as killed and 30 injured in road…

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Boy Cyclist Killed in Truck Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Michael Smith (11), of Bendigo. was killed and 30 people were injured in road…

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Boy Cyclist Killed in Truck Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Michael Smith (11), of Bendigo, was killed and 30 people were injured in road…

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Boy Cyclist Killed in Truck Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Michael Smith (11), of Bendigo, was killed and 30 people were injured in road…

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Boy Cyclist Killed in Truck Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Michael Smith (11), of Bendigo, was killed and 30 people were injured in road…

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Boy Cyclist Killed in Truck Collision

Daily Mirror · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- Michael Smith (11), of Bendigo, was killed and 30 people were injured in road…

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No Trams; 1 Accident

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 5

Only one road accident was reported in Sydney and suburbs yesterday. Because of power restrictions,…

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Man Drowned at Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 4

DARWIN, Monday. — John Hewish, 20, postal technician, of Adelaide, was drowned in Darwin Harbour yesterday, after a…

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Veteran Boxer Not Injured

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 12

Daily Mirror World Service ST. LOUIS. -- X-rays of Maxie Shapiro, veteran Brooklyn boxer, the other day showed no signs of permanent injuries…

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Communist Injured Murder Attempt In Japan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 July 1948 · page 1

TOKYO, July 19 (A.A.P.).—A 28-year-old coalminer to-day hurled a home-made bomb at…

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125 drowned in capsize

The Sun · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 5

NEW DELHI, Wednesday.--One hundred and twenty-five people were drowned when a workers' ferry-boat…

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Man Injured in Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 3

Bartholomew Owens, of O'Donnell Street, North Bondi, was injured last night when his motor cycle collided with a…

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MR. R. James Injured Collision With Truck

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—Mr. Rowley James, M.P., was seriously injured in a car smash on…

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Ailing Resident's Tragic Death River Drowning

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

Much regret was expressed at the news that Mr Henry George Bush Hair (74), of King Street, Penrith, an esteemed resident, had met his death…

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R. James, M.h.r., Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 1

Mr. Rowley James, M.H.R., was badly injured last night when a Commonwealth car crashed…

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